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MrDelon Chai

Teaching Fellow

Office of Global Curtin

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  • Teaching Fellow
    Office of Global Curtin
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  • Curtin University Sarawak, CDT 250, Sarawak Campus, Miri, Sarawak, 98008, Malaysia

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT

Delon Chai is the Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching and Senior Teaching Fellow at Curtin Malaysia’s School of Pre-U and Continuing Education (SPACE). He holds a Master’s in Business Administration specialising in Finance and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Business Administration. A Fellow of the Advance Higher Education Academy (Advance HE) and Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA), Delon has received numerous accolades for his teaching excellence, including the Curtin Excellence and Innovation in Teaching (CEIT) Award for the Global category. His research focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusive practices in higher education, particularly for underprivileged learners.

CURTIN UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching
    Curtin University Malaysia, School of Pre-U and Continuing Education, Miri, Malaysia1 Sep 2022 - present
  • Head of Department (Foundation Studies)
    Curtin University Malaysia, Faculty of Business, Miri, Malaysia1 Nov 2018 - 30 Sep 2020

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Lecturer / Senior Teaching Fellow
    Curtin University Malaysia, School of Pre-U and Continuing Education (SPACE), Miri, Malaysia1 Jan 2026 - present
  • Lecturer / Teaching Fellow
    Curtin University Malaysia, Faculty of Business, Miri, Malaysia1 Jun 2016 - 31 Dec 2025
  • Associate Lecturer
    Curtin University Malaysia, Faculty of Business, Miri, Malaysia10 Jul 2012 - 31 May 2016

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Finance Officer
    Highline Shipping Sdn Bhd, Malaysia2 Jan 2011 - 7 Jul 2012
  • Finance and Administration Supervisor
    Dai Lieng Machinery Sdn Bhd, Malaysia2 Jan 2010 - 1 Jan 2011
  • Trainee Accounts Executive
    Samling Housing Products Sdn Bhd, Malaysia2 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2009

DEGREES

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PGCert LTHE)
    University of London, United Kingdom
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance Specialism
    Open University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Accounting and Finance
    Curtin University, Australia

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Fellow
    Advance HE, York, United Kingdom
    FHEA
  • Associate Fellow (Indigenous Knowledges)
    Advance HE, York, United Kingdom
  • Google People Management Essentials
    Google Inc.
    Those who earn the Google People Management Essentials Certificate have demonstrated their competence in foundational people management skills. Through hands-on activities and assessments, graduates have developed proficiency in key areas including employee coaching, performance management, and team development, preparing them to lead effective teams, support employee growth and drive results. Verify this certificate at: https://coursera.org/verify/specialization/6A2GGG76BDNC
  • Microsoft Public Relations and Communications Associate
    Microsoft Corporation
    Those who have earned this professional certificate have demonstrated their job readiness through course engagement and hands-on, practical experience. They have demonstrated a practicing knowledge of the foundational skills of a public relations professional, including planning PR campaigns and identifying key metrics for success, creating and managing PR content, developing plans to engage with and maintain relationships with media professionals, building effective crisis communication plans management, and effectively integrating multiple communication channels in a campaign. Verify this certificate at: https://coursera.org/verify/professional-cert/G1CLQ2J6AHPX
  • Generative AI for Educators
    IBM Corporation
    This certificate holder is proficient in leveraging Gen-AI to reinvent their teaching practice in the education domain. The certificate holder has explained how Gen-AI models, tools and techniques have helped them to create tailored educational content and improved classroom strategies. They have demonstrated their efficiency in writing effective prompts to generate desired outcomes. Specifically, they have used gen-AI tools, including IBM watsonX, ChatGPT, Synthesia, and Khanmigo, to create various learning materials and to streamline administrative tasks. The certificate holders demonstrated their skills in using Gen-AI in education by completing the labs and projects in this specialisation. Verify this certificate at: https://coursera.org/verify/specialization/7V25IRDAU3OZ
  • Associate Fellow HERDSA
    Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Australia1 Oct 2025 - present

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • PGCert LTHE
    University of London, London, United Kingdom
  • Foundations of Learning and Teaching (FoLT) Certificate
    Curtin University Malaysia, Office of Learning and Teaching, Malaysia

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
    Can read, speak and understand
  • Malay
    Can read, speak and understand

ROLE

  • Staff

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • 3508 - Tourism
  • 3507 - Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • 3902 - Education policy, sociology and philosophy

DEPARTMENT

  • Office of Global Curtin